diff --git a/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt b/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
index 4d3379f12f0..12ebc3d49c4 100644
--- a/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
+++ b/mkdocs_build/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 regex>=2024.11.6
 pymdown-extensions>=10.14.3
-pipdeptree>=2.25.1
+pipdeptree>=2.26.0
 python-dateutil>=2.8.2
 Markdown==3.7
 click==8.1.8
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 29be4acd02c..fd54864f877 100755
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 pip>=25.0.1
 packaging>=24.2
 setuptools~=70.2;python_version<"3.10"
-setuptools>=77.0.3;python_version>="3.10"
+setuptools>=78.0.2;python_version>="3.10"
 wheel>=0.45.1
 attrs>=25.3.0
 certifi>=2025.1.31
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pyyaml>=6.0.2
 pygments>=2.19.1
 pyreadline3>=3.5.3;platform_system=="Windows"
 tabcompleter>=1.4.0
-pdbp>=1.6.1
+pdbp>=1.7.0
 idna==3.10
 chardet==5.2.0
 charset-normalizer==3.4.1
diff --git a/seleniumbase/__version__.py b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
index 5b06a61e690..ba4a18654b4 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/__version__.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/__version__.py
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # seleniumbase package
-__version__ = "4.36.1"
+__version__ = "4.36.2"
diff --git a/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py b/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
index dad222fd6d7..528d1d8afb9 100644
--- a/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/fixtures/base_case.py
@@ -3993,6 +3993,7 @@ def get_new_driver(
         d_width=None,
         d_height=None,
         d_p_r=None,
+        **kwargs,
     ):
         """This method spins up an extra browser for tests that require
         more than one. The first browser is already provided by tests
@@ -4081,6 +4082,11 @@ def get_new_driver(
                 " for examples!)"
                 % (browserstack_ref, sauce_labs_ref)
             )
+        shortcuts = ["dark", "guest", "locale", "mobile", "pls", "uc", "wire"]
+        if kwargs:
+            for key in kwargs.keys():
+                if key not in shortcuts:
+                    raise TypeError("Unexpected keyword argument '%s'" % key)
         if browser is None:
             browser = self.browser
         browser_name = browser
@@ -4088,6 +4094,8 @@ def get_new_driver(
             headless = self.headless
         if locale_code is None:
             locale_code = self.locale_code
+        if "locale" in kwargs and not locale_code:
+            locale_code = kwargs["locale"]
         if protocol is None:
             protocol = self.protocol
         if servername is None:
@@ -4130,6 +4138,8 @@ def get_new_driver(
             uc_cdp_events = self.uc_cdp_events
         if uc_subprocess is None:
             uc_subprocess = self.uc_subprocess
+        if "uc" in kwargs and not undetectable:
+            undetectable = kwargs["uc"]
         if log_cdp_events is None:
             log_cdp_events = self.log_cdp_events
         if no_sandbox is None:
@@ -4144,8 +4154,12 @@ def get_new_driver(
             incognito = self.incognito
         if guest_mode is None:
             guest_mode = self.guest_mode
+        if "guest" in kwargs and not guest_mode:
+            guest_mode = kwargs["guest"]
         if dark_mode is None:
             dark_mode = self.dark_mode
+        if "dark" in kwargs and not dark_mode:
+            dark_mode = kwargs["dark"]
         if devtools is None:
             devtools = self.devtools
         if remote_debug is None:
@@ -4182,8 +4196,12 @@ def get_new_driver(
             driver_version = self.driver_version
         if page_load_strategy is None:
             page_load_strategy = self.page_load_strategy
+        if "pls" in kwargs and not page_load_strategy:
+            page_load_strategy = kwargs["pls"]
         if use_wire is None:
             use_wire = self.use_wire
+        if "wire" in kwargs and not use_wire:
+            use_wire = kwargs["wire"]
         if external_pdf is None:
             external_pdf = self.external_pdf
         test_id = self.__get_test_id()
@@ -4193,6 +4211,8 @@ def get_new_driver(
             cap_string = self.cap_string
         if is_mobile is None:
             is_mobile = self.mobile_emulator
+        if "mobile" in kwargs and not is_mobile:
+            is_mobile = kwargs["mobile"]
         if d_width is None:
             d_width = self.__device_width
         if d_height is None:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e8f5816bc76..e04a8baaf20 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         'pip>=25.0.1',
         'packaging>=24.2',
         'setuptools~=70.2;python_version<"3.10"',  # Newer ones had issues
-        'setuptools>=77.0.3;python_version>="3.10"',
+        'setuptools>=78.0.2;python_version>="3.10"',
         'wheel>=0.45.1',
         'attrs>=25.3.0',
         "certifi>=2025.1.31",
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
         'pygments>=2.19.1',
         'pyreadline3>=3.5.3;platform_system=="Windows"',
         "tabcompleter>=1.4.0",
-        "pdbp>=1.6.1",
+        "pdbp>=1.7.0",
         "idna==3.10",
         'chardet==5.2.0',
         'charset-normalizer==3.4.1',
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
         # pip install -e .[pdfminer]
         # (An optional library for parsing PDF files.)
         "pdfminer": [
-            'pdfminer.six==20240706',
+            'pdfminer.six==20250324',
             'cryptography==39.0.2;python_version<"3.9"',
             'cryptography==44.0.2;python_version>="3.9"',
             'cffi==1.17.1',